Midwest

Bloomfield Township it cutting its budget after voters rejected a tax levee that was to help it meet its $161 million in unfunded liabilities.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport is pricing bonds that will partially finance projects under its capital plan and refund previously issued debt for a savings.

The new money piece of the $77 million deal will cover the county's obligations under its lease agreement with the Cleveland's NBA franchise.

Janicik helped build Mayer Brown's regulatory, government relations, public law and municipal finance practices; he's remembered for integrity and generosity.

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority received a two-notch S&P Global Ratings upgrade to BBB.

An airport official says the third upgrade in a year will mean savings for upcoming refunding and new money bond plans.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

The state intends to implement a working group that will develop a long-term solution for Benton Harbor Area Schools.

Moody's upgraded the Lincoln-Way district, saying it has effected a fiscal turnaround after the management woes and investigations that sent it to junk in 2016.

An Illinois circuit court judge will decide whether the case can proceed by the end of August.